Boherlahan-Dualla Woman will speak at WMOF Symposium.
Lieutenant Commander Marie Gleeson on "The Motivators Panel".
“Voices of Impact: Women Leaders Shaping Global Change”
A symposium dedicated to the global impact of women's leadership will be held, for the first time, in conjunction with the World Meeting of Families.
Saturday, August 25 from 8:00 to 11:00 am
At the Royal Dublin Society Center (RDS), women change makers from around the globe will engage in dynamic conversations on unique initiatives and solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
Themes include:
Women’s leadership in driving global growth and reducing poverty
Peacekeeping
Sustainability
Entrepreneurship
Girls’ education
Violence against women
The needs of refugees
The challenges of the homeless and people with special needs.
10.10am: "The Motivators Panel"
Sister Jane Wakahiu, Director, Catholic Sisters, Conrad Hilton Foundation
Major Gen. Kristin Lund, Chief of Staff, UN Truce Supervision Organization
Louise Phelan, Vice President, EMEA, PayPal
Lieutenant Cdr. Marie Gleeson, Human Resources Officer, Irish Navy
Lieutenant Commander Marie Gleeson made naval history when she took command of the LÉ Aoife, one-woman commander to another, in 2013. Lt Cdr Gleeson joined the Navy aged 19 in 1998 just three years after women were first admitted joining the ranks of the female officers. Having served on a UN mission in Chad she was second in command of LÉ Niamh when the vessel was involved in the largest drugs haul in Irish history. During her time in the Navy she’s received awards and gained degrees along the way, helping to train cadets and lecturing at the National Maritime College. She is currently Human Resources officer with the Irish Navy which now has proportionally more female captains than any other navy in Europe.